ices; but into the second went the high-priest alone once
every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and
for the sin of the people. The Holy Ghost thus signifying that
the way to the true, holy tabernacle was not yet made manifest,
while the first tabernacle was yet standing, which was a type or
figure needful for the time then present. But Christ being come,
a high-priest of spiritual possessions to come, by a greater and
more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not
of this temporal building: neither by the blood of goats and
calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the holy
place, having obtained an eternal redemption." [Heb. 9:6 ff.]

What do you say to this, my super-learned Romanist? Paul says:
The high-priest typified Christ; you say, St. Peter. Paul says,
Christ entered not into a temporal building; you say, He is in
the temporal building at Rome. Paul says, He entered in once,
and hath obtained an eternal redemption, and makes the type to be
altogether spiritual and heavenly, which you make to be earthly
and external. What can you do now? My advice is this: Clench
your fist, smite him on the jaw, and say he is a liar, a heretic,
a poisoner, just as you do to me; and you will be like your
father Zedekiah, who smote Micaiah on the cheek [1 Kings 22:24].
Do you not see, wretched blasphemer, whither your counsellors and
your own madness have brought you? [John 5:43] Where are they
now, those big-wigs, who interdicted my sermon on both kinds in
the Sacrament?[51] It served them right. They would not tolerate
nor hear the Gospel, and now they shall hear instead the lies and
blasphemies of the Evil Spirit, even as Christ says to the Jews,
"I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not; another
shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." [John 5:43]

But you might say, St. Peter too is typified by Aaron, along with
Christ; and I answer, if you must keep on, you could also say
that Aaron was a type of the Turk; and who could prevent you,
since you delight in such senseless chatter. But you have given
promise to argue from the Scriptures; now do it, and leave your
dreams at home. Moreover, where faith is concerned, one must
contend not with uncertain Scripture texts, but with those that
refer to the issue in a way that is certain, clear, and simple;
otherwise the Evil Spirit would toss us hither and yon, until at
last we should not know at all where we were